Improvement in registering ticket-punches



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J MES H. SMALL, OF BUFFALO, FEV YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN REGlSTERlNG TlCKETfPUNCHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 11,392, dated January 31, 1871.

To all lwhom Iit may concern Be it known that I, J AMES H. SMALL, of

' ,fthe city of Buii'alo, in the county ot' Erie and State of New York, have invented certain -collected by him; and this object is sought to be attained, first, by' requiring him to strike the bell and perforate a ticket each time he collects afare, so that, his passengers and the public being advertised that it is his duty to perform such acts, a failure upon his part to perform will necessarily attract their `notice, and expose his dishonesty; and, second, by causing such act or acts to operate the registry mechanism, and make an automatic record of their performance, which it is out of his power to change.

But, in order to render this combination effective, it is necessary to provide against the possibility of striking the bell wit-hout operatin g the register or of perforating a ticket Without strikingr` the bell. To so provide is the object -ot' the rst and second parts of my invention.

My invention consists, first, in attaching the punching-tool to the operating handle or jaw by a slotted connection, so that it may remain in the ticket after the same has been punched, and prevent its removal during such portion of the return movement of the handle as will snttice'to bring the register and bell pawls into re-engagement with the register-l Wheels and bell-hammer, and thereby prevent the punching of a second ticket without a corresponding movement of the register-wheels and striking of the bell; second, in the combination, with the register-wheel pawl, ot' a secondary or trip pawl, so adjusted that the recording movement .of the register-wlieel or Wheels will-be completed before the sounding` of the alarm, and beforeythe termination of the punching movement; third, in the arrangement ot' the bell side by side with the registering device, and both in an inclosing 'case located in the space between the handles of the punch, and attached to one of the liaaidies, the object being to allow the use ft a bell and registeringiwheels of comparatively large diameter, and yet retain the center of gravity within thehandles, and avoid making the instrument clumsy or unwieldly; fourth, in the construction of the inclosin g case with a hinged lid or cover on each side, and a partition-plate in the center, to one side of which is attached the striking mechanism, and to the other the register-wheels, so as to make such striking mechanism easy of access and adjustment; iit'th, in attaching the bell to the lid or cover, so that it will open with the covei', and at once expose the striking mechanism.

Figure is a sectional elevatien of my improved instrument en line .r fc, Fig. IV. Fig. Il is a reversed plan of the operating handle detached from the other parts. Fig. 1H is an elevation and partial section, the reverse ol Fig. l. Fig. IV is a horizontal section on line yy of Fig. III. Fig. V is-an elevation and partial section from the saine side as' Fig. I.

A is the lower, and B the upper, handle of the instrument, the two being hinged together at b in a common manner. The lower handle is biturcated, as shown at a, forming an upper jaw, al, and lower jaw a2, the former re` ceiving and guiding the punching-tool C, and the latter supporting the die C. The punclr ing-tool C is jointed lto the upper handle as shown at d1, thus constituting said handle a lever of the second class, by which the required torce may be applied to the punchingtool to perforate the ticket when the same is inserted between the jaws al a?. D is the case for the reception of the register and alarm mechanism, and is located in the space between the handles A and ll, and attached to the handle A by being` cast in the saine piece therewith; or, if preferred, it may be ina-de separate, and attachedthcret'o by screws. lt is divided into tivo chambers, e and e, by the partition-plate d2, the register-wheels being placed in thc-chamber c upon one side of said. plate, and the bell and striking mechanism in the chamber c upon the other.

The sides of the case D are formed by the hinged lids or covers fand f', which, when closed, are secured by the single seal-rivet g. H H are the register-wheels, supported and turning freely upon the arbor h2, projecting from the division'plate d1. .tis the registerpawl, hinged to the end of the radius-arm li', which turns freely upon the arbor h. This pawl engages-with the ratchet-teeth cut iu the periphery of the register-wheels, and communicates the requisite' movements thereto. jis the trip-pawl, hinged to the handle B, and engaging with a shoulder on the back of the register-pawl, as shown atjl, so that a downward movement of the handle B will be communicated to the register-pawl, andby it to the register-wheel, until the wedge-arm j of the trip-pawl strikes the -stop K, which throws it out of engagement with the register-pawl, and allows the spring K1 to return the radius-arm and the registerpawl to engage the next ratchet-tooth of the registerwheels. The detent-pawls'K2 prevent any return movement of the register-wheels, and retain them in place except when moved by theregister-pand. The ratchet-teeth are numbered consecutively, and the numbers engraved upon their faces, and an aperture, d3, is made through the side ofthe case, through which the numbers counted-maybe observed. 'The first wheel H has one deep notch, so that when it makes a complete revolution the pawl i drops in and engages the second wheel Il', 'so that the succeeding movement of the pawl moves `both wheels one space. Therefore, the first wheel counts the movements of the punch and the second. wheel the revolutions of the first, so that the product of the number shown by the second into the highest .number on the rst, plus the number indicated by the first, will give the number of movements of the punch which have been recorded. Ordinarily, numberingwheels are divided into ten spaces, so that the first gives units and the second tens, and so on, but I prefer to use a higher number, so as to get the required range with a less number of wheels. rlhe trip'pawlj is thrown against the register-pawl t" and the latter intol engagement with the wheels by the single spring applied to the trip-pawl. The object of the trip-pawl is to enable the movement of the wheels to be completed before lthe alarm is sounded, and before the ticket is punched, and thereby prevent the conductor from operating the instrument so as to strike the bell without operating the register. The bellv hammer, punch, and register being operated from the same sourcei. e., the movement of the handle' B--this result evidently cannot be i secured without said device of the trip-pawl orsome equivalent therefor. L is the bell, fastened to the cover j by a screw, Z. m is the hammer, und ml a lever pivotcd to the .punching and ret-urn movements.

pnrtitiou-plate d', as `shown at l. To the longer arm of. this lever the hammer is attached. m2 is the hammer-pawl, hinged to the handle B, and engaging with the short arm m3 of the hammer-lever, so that a down ward movement lof the handle B throws back the hammer until -the pawl slips by the end of the short arm ma, and releases the same,

when the spring m, which has been strained by said movement of the hammer, returns the hammer,'a.nd causes itrto strike aA quick sharp blow upon the bell. The spring n throws the pawl out to engage the arm m3, but allows it to pass said arm onthereturn of the handle B. The end of the punchingtool 0,.v which connects with the handle B, is slotted," as shown at d1, so as to allow the handle B to move a certain distance before it imparts motion to the/tool C, both in its The-object of lthis is twofold: First, it gives sniiicient movement tothe handle B to cause it to operate the register, strike the bell, and punch the ticket in succession. Second, it allows.

the punch to remain in the ticket until the return movement of the handle brings the register and bell pawls into re-engagement with the register-wheels and hammer. o is a lock-pawl, which prevents the movement of the handle B except when it is thrown back by the linsertion of a ticket to be punched. I do not claim this feature of the lock-pawl as a part of my invention. p is a receptacle for the punchings, the 'collection of which enables the number and kind of tickets punched to be determined.

I claim as my invention- Jl. The slotted connection d1 of the punch ing-tool C tothe handle B, as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combination of the trippa'ivl j with the registerwheel pawl t', register-wheels H H', and handle B, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

3. The arrangement of the bell L and its striking mechanism, and the register-wheels H H and concomitant parts, side by side, and within the in'closing-case D, located between the handles A B, substantially as and for the purpose'hercinbefore set forth.

4. The arrangement, in a ticket-punch, of the partition-plate d in the'case D, in combination with the lids or covers f f', substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore specified.

5. The combination, in a ticket-punch, of the bell L with the lid f of the case D, sub stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

Janus n. sMALL. Witnesses:

JAY HYATT,

JNO. J. Bonnes. 

